Diagnostic Description
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Total number of body plates is 33-35. Color and color patterns highly variable: most specimens in dark-color phase with dark red background overlaid with reticulated yellow to orange blotches; some in light-color phase of yellow to beige with few spots of darker pigment on body. Two large black spots present between first and third dorsal-fin spines (Ref. 9829). Long caudal peduncle and elongated caudal fin (Ref. 48635).Description: Characterized by depth of body 15.7-19.0 % SL; least snout depth 3.9-4.3 % SL; depth of caudal peduncle 2.9-3.7 % SL; length of caudal peduncle13.8-17.6 % SL; length of caudal fin 46-52 % SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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Pelvic fins of females are modified as brood pouch for the reception of the eggs (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 22; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 22; Vertebrae: 32 - 33
Trophic Strategy
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Found in inshore waters (Ref. 75154).
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Biology
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Adults occur over muddy bottom. Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Long-tailed ghost pipefish
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The long-tailed ghost pipefish or armored ghost pipefish (Solenostomus armatus) is a ghost pipefish in the family Solenostomidae.[2] The species name comes from the Greek armatura, referring to this fish's armor of dermal plates.[3] Solenostomus leptosoma is now considered a synonym of S. armatus, the valid species identification.[4]
Physical appearance
S. armatus reaches a maximum length of 5.7 cm (standard length) and vary in color from dark red to beige. Compared to other ghost pipefishes, they possess an elongated caudal tail and peduncle, as indicated by their common name.[2]
Biology
The long-tailed ghost pipefish is a tropical marine species, found over muddy bottoms near reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. Like all ghost pipefish, females carry the eggs in pelvic fins that become modified to form a brood pouch.[2]
Conservation status
The IUCN conservation status of S. armatus has not been assessed.[1]
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Long-tailed ghost pipefish: Brief Summary
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The long-tailed ghost pipefish or armored ghost pipefish (Solenostomus armatus) is a ghost pipefish in the family Solenostomidae. The species name comes from the Greek armatura, referring to this fish's armor of dermal plates. Solenostomus leptosoma is now considered a synonym of S. armatus, the valid species identification.
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